Dance The Magic of Summer School 17626
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 312)
- Devised by
- Helen Wyeth
- Formations
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- Reel of three - crossing (Inveran) (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Double Triangles - inverting (DBLTRI;INV)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance was inspired by Helen’s love of the fun and magic of New Zealand Summer School. It was written …
The dance was inspired by Helen’s love of the fun and magic of New Zealand Summer School. It was written after the 2011–2012 Summer School.
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magic of Summer School/The Fireworks Reel/The Magic of Merrill | Reel of Seven | The Magic of Summer School | CD | 15 | R32 8 | 4:49 | 36.1 | ||
| The Fireworks Reel | Susan MacFadyen and her Scottish Dance Band | Book 48 - Music for 15 Scottish Country Dances | CD | 11 | R32 8 | 4:52 | 36.5 | ||
| The Magic of Merrill | Ramshaw, L / Bentley, S W / Bentley, M / Innes, G | Six For Sixty | CD | 5 | R32 8 | 4:41 | 35.1 | ||
| The Magic of Merrill | Reel of Seven | Dance for Joy! | CD | 11 | R32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 |
The Magic of Summer School 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s+2s+3s dance Inveran Reels, finishing with 2s and 3s in middle of the set 2H joined
- 9-16
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1s set with 1M turning to face out, casts and dances down behind Men’s side followed by 1L to 3rd place opp. side and set
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while 2s+3s dance Poussette figure with both couple dancing out to Ladies side and moving up the set. 2 3 (1)
- 17-20
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1s change place with 3s (1L+3M LH, 1M+3L RH) to finish 1s in centre BtoB in Double Triangle position. All set
- 21-22
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All set advancing, pull back RSh to invert Double Triangle (do not take hands)
- 23-24
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1s set as 2s+3s pull back RSh & dance RSh round partner to finish on opp sides
- 25-32
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2s+1s+3s dance Set+Link for 3 couples twice to finish on own sides. 3 1 2
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)NZ Summer School 2015/16
Added on: 2023-01-23 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Energetic performance with a well recovered mishap on …
Added on: 2019-11-27 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
